{"id":68,"date":"2011-07-06T01:09:15","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T01:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sirrealist.com\/blog\/?p=68"},"modified":"2011-07-06T01:09:15","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T01:09:15","slug":"reduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sirrealist.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/06\/reduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Done in the same style and intent of the much larger painting, Creation, Reduction takes the formless void and reduces it, breaks it down to basic elements showing an almost sculptural model that at first may not appear to be what it is. A goal of surrealism and especially my surrealism is to take the ordinary and twist it, but not so much so that it loses all meaning. The meaning must be unique to each viewer. Reduction is surrealism and at the most basic form, the most reduced complexity.<\/p>\n

This painting is Acrylic on canvas and measures 16″ by 16″<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Done in the same style and intent of the much larger painting, Creation, Reduction takes the formless void and reduces it, breaks it down to basic elements showing an almost sculptural model that at first may not appear to be what it is. 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